About the role
tonies is the world’s leading interactive audio platform for children, with over 12 million Tonieboxes and 173 million Tonies sold globally. Our intuitive, screen-free system empowers children to learn and play independently in a safe and engaging way.
With a presence in over 100 countries and a diverse portfolio of ~1,500 Tonies across multiple languages, we continue to redefine how children experience storytelling and learning. Since our IPO in 2021, our global team of 630+ colleagues is united by a shared mission: shaping the future of play, learning, and imagination.
Senior Indirect Tax Manager (all genders)
Your Role & Impact
As Senior Indirect Tax Manager in our Global Tax function, you are the go-to person for European VAT and a trusted sparring partner for our growing international business. You give pragmatic, business-minded advice on VAT, sales tax and GST across our markets. You also build the structures and processes behind it: VAT set-ups in SAP Public Cloud, well-documented indirect tax processes and smart automation using modern tools, including AI.
What you'll do
Lead & Advise: Drive our European VAT agenda, manage global sales tax/GST, and advise internal teams on cross-border trade, e-commerce, and marketplace taxation.
System & Process: Build and maintain VAT logic in SAP Public Cloud, translating complex tax requirements into actionable guidelines for daily accounting operations.
Risk & Compliance: Document tax processes to audit-ready standards, conduct local risk assessments (e.g., VAT, plastic taxes), and implement consistent tax frameworks across projects.
Business Partnering: Collaborate with Finance, Operations, E-commerce, and Supply Chain to embed VAT compliance across the value chain and proactively address commercial shifts.
Regulatory Monitoring: Track global regulatory changes (e.g., digital reporting, ViDA, platform rules) and ensure timely organizational compliance.
Filing & Reporting: Oversee and be capable of preparing the accurate and timely preparation, review, and filing of VAT returns, EC sales lists, Intrastat, and other statutory filings.
Digital Transformation: Drive the automation of tax workflows using Alteryx for data analytics and AI tools (Gemini, Claude) to boost efficiency and consistency.
Stakeholder Communication: Challenge advice from external tax consultants and translate their findings into plain English for non-tax colleagues.
Project Management: Own end-to-end tax projects—from scoping to execution—while independently aligning internal and external stakeholders.
Strategic Impact: Report to the Global Tax Lead, ensuring tax considerations are fully integrated into broader business strategies and decision-making.
What You Bring
Degree in Business, Tax, Law, or a related field with a strong focus on taxation.
Multiple years of in-house indirect tax experience within an international corporate environment.
Deep, hands-on expertise in European VAT, including cross-border supplies, OSS/IOSS, import VAT, and e-commerce.
Proven ability to break down complex VAT regulations into clear, practical instructions for non-tax teams.
Solid experience configuring or working with tax logic in an ERP system.
Hands-on experience with (or a strong eagerness to leverage) AI tools and data analytics (e.g., Alteryx).
Highly analytical, structured, and result-driven, with a pragmatic approach to supporting a fast-growing business.
Proactive, adaptable, and interculturally aware, backed by excellent communication skills.
Business fluency in both written and spoken English and German.
Commitment to regular on-site collaboration at our Düsseldorf office.
Nice to have:
Background in a tax advisory firm.
Knowledge of non-EU sales tax/GST frameworks (e.g., UK, US, Canada, Australia).
Hands-on experience with SAP Public Cloud.
Why Join Us?
Global teamwork: We work together across departmental and national borders on our vision of bringing the Toniebox to every child's room in the world.
Come as you are: This applies not only to the dress code, but to everything else as well. Because you can only give your best when you feel truly comfortable.
Mobility: Choose the offer that best suits you – a Germany ticket for unlimited mobility, a monthly payment of fifty euros for an office parking space, a leased bicycle or a remote work allowance.
Protection: Benefit from subsidies for employee savings plans, company pension schemes and disability insurance.
Relaxation & Time Out: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave plus three additional days off, such as Carnival Monday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. After one year of employment, you can also take up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave).
Continuous professional development: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
Language learning and relaxation made easy: Improve your communication skills with the Babbel language learning app and find relaxation through our access to the Calm meditation app.
Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire tonies range.
As part of our principles, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity at tonies. We actively celebrate our colleagues’ different abilities, ethnicities, faith and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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